Romans 3 21-23 But now the Righteousness of God without Righteousness of God without the Lawthe Law is manifestedmanifested, being witnessed by the Law and the prophets; Even the Right-eousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference: For allall have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;

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Rom 2:12 For as many as have sinned without law (Gentiles) shall also perish without law: and as many as have sinned in the law (Jews) shall be judged by the law; 13 (For notnot the hearers of the law are just before God, but the doersdoers of the law shall be justified.

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To be justified in our ownown righteousness,

We would have to be perfect in every detailevery detail.

Therefore, every manevery man, whether Jew or Gentile,

Must receive the Righteousness of Jesus ChristJesus Christ, be forgivenforgiven of our sins,

And be bornborn of the Holy Spirit of God.

14 For when the Gentiles, which have not the Law, do by nature the things contained in the Law, these, having not the Law, are a law unto themselves: 15 Which shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscienceconscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts the mean while accusing or else excusing one another;)

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There are gentiles who are good moralmoral men and women.

They still need to be savedbe saved.

16 In the day when God shall judge the secretssecrets of men by Jesus Christ according to my Gospel.

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Nothing speaks more terror to sinners, and more comfort to saints, than that Christ shall be the Judge. Secret servicesSecret services shall be rewarded, secret secret sinssins shall be then punished, and brought to light.

Matthew Henry Concise Bible Commentary.

Luke 12 1-3 … He began to say unto His disciples first of all, Beware ye of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisyhypocrisy. For there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; neither hid, that shall not be known. Therefore whatsoever ye have spoken in darkness shall be heard in the light; and that which ye have spoken in the ear in closets shall be proclaimed upon the housetopsshall be proclaimed upon the housetops.

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Proverbs 28 13 He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confessethconfesseth and forsakethforsaketh them shall have mercy.

Isaiah 43 25 I, even I, am He that blotteth out thy transgressions for Mine Own sake, and will not will not remember thy sinsremember thy sins.

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Hebrews 8 12 For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their iniquities their sins and their iniquities will I remember no morewill I remember no more.

Those sinsThose sins which we have confessedconfessed and of which we have been forgivenbeen forgiven,

Will nevernever be brought up against us again.

17 Behold, thou art called a Jew, and restest in the law, and makest thy boastthy boast of God, 18 And knowest His Will, and approvest the things that are more excellent, being instructed out of the law;

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All men willAll men will come to judgment before God.

The Jews thought they didn't need to worry:

They had the Law of Moses;

They were descendants of Abraham.

The Jews boasted of their special special relationshiprelationship with God.

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They were taught the Law of MosesLaw of Moses.

They knewknew God's Will.

They approved God's WayGod's Way as good.

19 And art confident that thou thyself art a guide of the blind, a light of them which are in darkness, 20 An instructor of the foolish, a teacher of babes, which hast the form of Knowledge and of the Truth in the Law.

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They were arrogant in their self-righteousness.

They saw themselves as superior in every way to the Gentiles.

21 Thou therefore which teachest another, teachest thou not thyself? thou that preachest a man should not steal, dost thou steal? 22 Thou that sayest a man should not commit adultery, dost thou commit adultery? thou that abhorrest idols, dost thou commit sacrilege?

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It's no goodno good to teach against sin,

And then walk in sinwalk in sin.

23 Thou that makest thy boast of the law, through breaking the law dishonorest thou God? 24 For the Name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles through youthrough you, as it is written. 25 For circumcision verily profiteth, if thou keep the Law: but if thou be a breaker of the Law, thy circumcision is made uncircumcision.

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Paul is speaking to Jews in these verses.

They thought they were spiritually superiorspiritually superior to all other people.

But like everyone else, they fell shortfell short of God's standard.

26 Therefore if the uncircumcision keep the righteousness of the Law, shall not his uncir-cumcision be counted for circumcision? 27 And shall not uncircumcision which is by nature, if it fulfill the Law, judge thee, who by the letter and circumcision dost transgress the law?

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We will all be judgedall be judged by a holy and just God.

If a Gentile lived a righteous liferighteous life, he would be found to be a son of God.

If a Jew did not livedid not live a righteous life, he would be judged the samesame as a Gentile.

28 For he is not a Jew, which is one outwardly; neither is that circumcision, which is outward in the flesh: 29 But he is a Jew, which is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit, and not in the letter; whose praise is not of men, but of God.

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Just as we found in chapter one,

salvation is of the heartheart.

It matters not how menmen may praise us or not.

GodGod must praise us before praise is valid.

Just as Jesus told Nicodemus,

"Ye must be born again."

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So must we allwe all be born again.No oneNo one can live up to every detailevery detail of

God's Holy StandardGod's Holy Standard.

All have sinned and come short of the glory of God.

None of us can look downlook down our nose at another.

All areAll are sinners in need of a Savior.

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But, I am afraid that, as Christiansas Christians,

We are sometimes guilty of the same attitudesame attitude of superioritysuperiority

about which PaulPaul was speaking to the JewsJews.

Even as Christians looking at other Christiansother Christians, we sometimes judge ourselves as better than theybetter than they.

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Such a mindset harmsharms the cause of Christ.

Philippians 2 5 Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: 6 Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: 7 But made Himself made Himself of no reputation, and took upon Him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men: 8 And being found in fashion as a man, He humbled HimselfHe humbled Himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.

Godly MindsetGodly Mindset

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1. Know whoKnow who we are - sons and daughters of God.

2. Be thankful Be thankful for that relationship.

3. Be and remain in humblehumble obedience to God.

4. Depend totallyDepend totally upon the Righteousness of Jesus ChristJesus Christ for justification and salvation.

Friday, January 7, 2011

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Men's Fellowship and MeetingSaturday, November 20 at 5:30 PM

Golden Corral